The American Music Awards 2026 are set to celebrate the best in music with a live event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

Taylor Swift leads the nominations for the 52nd AMAs with eight nominations. Swift is followed closely by Morgan Wallen, Olivia Dean, Sabrina Carpenter and Sombr, who each received seven nominations.

Who is hosting the 2026 AMAs?

Queen Latifah is set as the host of the 2026 American Music Awards.

Who are the presenters of the 2026 AMAs?

Presenting the awards and musical performances throughout the night is a star-studded list of celebrities, comedians, actors, and singers. The AMAs will welcome to the stage names like Alysa Liu, Anthony Ramos, Ejae, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, GloRilla, Hannah Berner, Hilary Duff, Jason Derulo, John Legend, Josh Groban, Leon Thomas, Lisa Rinna, Mariah the Scientist, Matt Rife, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Melanie Martinez, Nikki Glaser, Paula Abdul, Russell Dickerson, and more.

Who will perform at the 2026 AMAs?

Performers confirmed for the 2026 AMAs include Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Billy Idol, International Artist Award of Excellence recipient & performer Karol G, Hootie & the Blowfish, Katseye, Keith Urban, Maluma, The Pussycat Dolls + Busta Rhymes, Riley Green, Sombr, Teddy Swims, Teyana Taylor, and Twenty One Pilots.

What nominated artists will attend the 2026 AMAs?

Attending nominees include BTS, 4 Non Blondes (Christa Hillhouse, Linda Perry, Dawn Richardson, Roger Rocha), Bella Kay, Black Eyed Peas (Taboo, will.i.am & apl.de.ap), Breskii, David Guetta, Disco Lines, Fuerza Regida (Jesus Ortiz Paz, Moises Lopez, Jose Garcia, Samuel Jaimez, Khrystian Ramos), Goo Goo Dolls (John Rzeznik, Robby Takac), Leon Thomas, Lord Huron (Mark Barry), Monaleo, Natti Natasha, Sublime (Mikayla Daniel), Tinashe, Tito Double P, Tones and I, YKNIECE, and more.

What time are the 2026 AMAs scheduled for?

The 2026 AMAs will take place on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, starting at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT on CBS.

Where are the 2026 AMAs livestreaming online?

Paramount+ will livestream the 2026 AMAs on Memorial Day, Monday, May 25, starting at 8 p.m. ET and 5 p.m. PT.

Stephen Colbert may have revealed what his next move is now the Late Show is over on CBS, and CBS looks to still working with their ex-late night main man – at least when it comes to his vMay 22 Michigan public access special.

In the usual online rush to judgement we’ve all become far too used to, a digital firestorm has spread this weekend that the David Ellison owned CBS Studios is sending out takedown notices to try to crush people watching the very low-tech Only in Monroe episode that Colbert hosted in the Great Lakes State the day after his very last (and very very well-watched) Last Show aired.

They are not.

Yes, CBS were sending out takedown notices until earlier today. No, CBS is not trying to suppress Only in Monroe. They actually paid for it.

Like any business, CBS are, or were, trying to protect their assets from being ripped and ripped off — until they got fed up with the whole thing.

“Stephen Colbert’s return to Monroe in the Only in Monroe episode was financed and produced by CBS Studios and was posted on Stephen Colbert’s YouTube channel in collaboration with Monroe Community Media and The Late Show’s”YouTube channels,” a CBS spokesperson said in a statement late Sunday after accusations of censorship and mean-spiritedness broke out across the Internet. “As is our regular practice, we send copyright notices to unauthorized websites that post copyrighted content from CBS and our network/studio talent such as Stephen Colbert. However, for this episode, have decided to waive further enforcement of this standard industry practice until additional review.”

Which is essentially, a still check writing CBS saying F.U. to the haters after months of taking swipes and whacks (many from Colbert himself) for the pink slipping of Colbert and the Late Show franchise last year. Now, was Colbert truly canned in July 2025 because The Late Show cost too much to keep going in the decline late night genre? Was he given nearly a year to leave after mocking CBS and Donald Trump for the former’s $16 million payout to the latter to settle a dubious 60 Minutes lawsuit?

I mean …you decide.

However, with all the speculation of what Colbert will do next besides penning a new Lord of the Rings movie script and whatever that “for this episode” from CBS implies, it seems pretty evident it’s going to happen online one way or another.

Put it this way, the only video on Colbert’s April 21 launched personal YouTube channel is the Only in Monroe video. Pretty safe to bet it won’t be the only one as Colbert looks set to follow in the steps of other comics and content creators and use the huge viewership of YouTube as at least a partial home.

Fact is YouTube is bigger than network TV and the streamers. Another fact is, with moves like its deal to be the home of the Oscars starting in 2029, the Google-owned platform is intent on bulking up ever further and adding some of the small screen’s best and brightest to its roster.

On Colbert’s own channel and with Ellison’s CBS footing at least a significant portion of the bill, Only in Monroe is a near perfect flex of timing and execution for both a reset and continuity.

The one-hour Jack White, Eminem, Steve Buscemi and Jeff Daniels starring special, which harks back to Colbert’s Michigan public access appearance in the first week of his Late Show stint in September 2015, has accumulated 409,000 views over the past two day. While Colbert’s YT Channel has 80,500 subscribers as of today, it pales next to some of the views and subscribers some of the sites that were posting their own Only in Monroe video the past several days A.K.A. the sites CBS wanted YT to remove their material from.

Colbert late last week on the very local Only in Monroe explained what he was doing there and took a bite outta Paramount (which look soon to acquire Warner Bros Discovery for $111 billion in a Trump administration fast tracked process). “Since I was last here in Monroe, Michigan, I spent 11 years as the primary host of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS, which came to an end last night,” the host declared on the bare bones set. “It’s been an excruciating 23 hours without being on TV, so I am grateful to be able to be here on Monroe Community Media before they also get acquired by Paramount.”

He left out that he was grateful to Paramount and CBS for paying for the whole epilogue and prologue of sorts, but that’s why they call it show business isn’t it?

The final season of My Hero Academia was awarded the coveted anime of the year prize, and the massive global hit Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle took home film of the year award at the 10th edition of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards that took place on Saturday night in Tokyo, Japan.

Organizers said a stunning 73 million anime fans around the world voted for this year’s Crunchyroll Awards, blowing past 2025’s record of 51 million, and another sign of the exponential growth of anime globally.

Another pointer to the cultural impact of anime, superstar singer, and huge anime fan, The Weeknd presented the My Hero Academia team with their anime of the year prize. In total, the final season of the show won four awards, including anime of the year, best ending sequence and best supporting character.

Other global celebrities present at the awards and who walked the distinctive orange carpet included the Wu-Tang Clan’s RZA, Black Panther actor Winston Duke, Grammy-nominated artist Young Miko, Kpop artists BamBam and TEN, Japan actors Asuka Saito, Kasumi Arimura and Nanase Nishino, and Indian actress Rashmika Mandanna. The awards were hosted by Lauren Moore and Tim Lyu alongside YouTube creator Gigguk.

Demon Slayer, Sony/Crunchyroll’s $781 million record-breaking box office monster, took home the most prizes, seven in total, but five of those were in the voice artitst performance categories for various languages. In the main categories, Demon Slayer took home the best score prize alongside the prestigious film of the year award.

2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards Winners

Anime of the Year – My Hero Academia (final season)

Film of the Year – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Best Original Anime – Lazarus

Best Continuing Series – One Piece

Best New Series – Gachiakuta

Best Opening Sequence – On The Way – AiNA THE END – DAN DA DAN (season 2)

Best Ending Sequence – I — BUMP OF CHICKEN — My Hero Academia (final season)

Best Action – Solo Leveling (season 2) – Arise from the Shadow

Best Comedy – DAN DA DAN (season 2)

Best Drama – The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)

Best Isekai Anime – Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World– (season 3)

Best Romance – The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity

Best Slice of Life – SPY x FAMILY (season 3)

Best Animation – Solo Leveling season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-

Best Background Art – Gachiakuta

Best Character Design – Gachiakuta

Best Director – Akinori Fudesaka, Norihiro Naganuma — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)

Best Main Character – Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)

Best Supporting Character – Katsuki Bakugo — My Hero Academia (final season)

“Must Protect At All Cost” Character – Anya Forger — SPY x FAMILY (season 3)

Best Anime Song – “IRIS OUT” — Kenshi Yonezu — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Best Score – Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle — Yuki Kajiura, Go Shiina

Best Voice Artist Performance (Japanese) – Aoi Yuki — Maomao — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)

Best Voice Artist Performance (English) – Lucien Dodge — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Best Voice Artist Performance (Arabic) – Tariq Obaid — Taro Sakamoto — SAKAMOTO DAYS

Best Voice Artist Performance (Brazilian Portuguese) – Charles Emmanuel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Best Voice Artist Performance (Castilian Spanish ) – Carles Teruel — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Best Voice Artist Performance (French)- Bastien Bourlé — Izuku Midoriya — My Hero Academia (finaI season)

Best Voice Artist Performance (German) – Gerrit Schmidt—Foß — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle

Best Voice Artist Performance (Hindi) – Abhishek Sharma — Jinshi — The Apothecary Diaries (season 2)

Best Voice Artist Performance (Italian) – Mosè Singh — Denji — Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc

Best Voice Artist Performance (Latin Spanish) – Jose Antonio Toledano — Akaza — Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle